Daily Chizuk #0945

The Gemara says in Masechet Berachot if a person prayed for something and was not answered, he should go back and pray again. One might have thought that if his tefila was not answered, it means it was unsuccessful and he might as well try something else. Chazal, who know the workings of Heaven, are teaching us otherwise. Not being answered is not a signal to stop, in fact, it’s just the opposite. One of the reasons prayers are not answered is because they are so beloved and Hashem wants the person to pray more, for his own good. Every tefila provides us with enormous zechut in both this world and the Next. And so, the more we are able to pray, the better off we will be.
Hashem could always help us. Every tefila we make is potentially hastening that help. But whether we see the answers or not, every prayer is always an automatic success.